Top 35 Cathy Burnham Martin Quotes
#1. Societies that have condoned male cheating and condemned female cheating are simply male-dominated cultures. Cheating is cheating, no matter who is doing it. It's wrong.
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#2. Appreciation and respect are mutual needs. We may be wired differently as men and women, but some needs are parallel human needs.
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#3. Cheating is pure hypocrisy. Our partner deserves better than that. If we don't love someone, we should not be with them. That would also be hypocrisy.
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#4. Some people think that it's okay to be downright nasty to people they love. It is not okay. Nasty is never called for, and it's certainly not sweet, useful, nor positive.
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#5. Some people believe that if they yell and scream, others will get the point of just how serious they are. For me, all I get is the point of just how out of control that someone is.
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#6. When we resort to screaming at someone, we are revealing weakness and a sense of helplessness. If we can't seem to get our message or feelings across any other way, then we get angry, and we get loud!
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#7. It matters little which party has gotten lazy about delivering what their partner craves. It doesn't take too many days or weeks for an unsatisfied partner to start to feel love-starved and sadly unfulfilled. If you want great sex in the bedroom, show love to each other outside the bedroom.
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#8. Life belongs to optimists. Pessimists are just viewers. Making it real, starts with our attitude.
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#9. Trust means that they will never throw our pain and vulnerabilities in our face. Trust means we know they will protect us and our innermost thoughts and shared feelings without question.
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#10. Past misdeeds must only serve as a reference point in calm conversation about lessons learned or actions that taught us to behave better. They should never be bantered about with sarcasm, anger, or nastiness.
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#11. Sexy is a decision. We decide that our spouse looks sexy to us. Period. It doesn't matter our age or how long we've been together.
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#12. Without trust, our relationships lack an essential ingredient for emotional intimacy. We need to be able to totally trust our partner with our deepest thoughts, dreams, fears, and secrets.
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#13. We are imperfect humans and are bound to need attitude adjustments from time to time.
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#14. I can only imagine that future generations will consider us to have been barbaric for our intolerance of differences.
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#15. There is tremendous trauma in the betrayal caused by a perpetual liar as they repeatedly commit psychological abuse.
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#16. It takes a strong woman to tolerate a weak man. That said, it takes a strong man to tolerate a weak woman, too.
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#17. When we make the decisions to be and stay in love, we should also make a decision and commitment to be supportive.
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#18. If someone yells at me, they are not expressing love. They may be threatening me. They may be expressing great frustration with me. They may simply be trying to control my behavior. However, they are not communicating love.
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#20. Apologies require taking full responsibility. No half-truths, no partial admissions, no rationalizations, no finger pointing, and no justifications belong in any apology.
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#21. No one needs to be around someone who dulls the shine on a brand new penny.
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#22. No one else "makes" us do anything. They can't make us nag them, or make us angry, or make us have to strike out at them, or make us drink alcohol, or make us yell at them, or anything else. We are responsible for our choices, including our responses and reactions.
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#23. I think we need to develop a powerful dose of tolerance to understand each other's humanness. None of us is perfect.
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#24. Irritatingly angry people have no sense of humor when wearing their "angry pants.
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#25. In truth, if it isn't to save your life when it's in imminent danger, someone yelling at you is just plain wrong. The same is true for ranting or bitching. The same goes double for anything even close to manhandling.
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#26. We would not want the joy of physical and sexual intimacy to fade after years together. We need to also remember to keep our intellectual and emotional intimacy every bit as sacred.
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#27. We may repeatedly try to get our need for sex or our need for communication met by our partner. If our attempts are met with rejection over and over again, we may eventually stop asking. We tend to give up rather than keep setting ourselves up for regular rejection.
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#28. It's amazing how many cheaters and liars believe they won't be caught. News Flash: In today's age of technology, there won't just be a paper trail. There will be multiple electronic and digital trails, as well.
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#29. We never want to be taken for granted, but our partners should be able to expect our honest loyalty. That is a powerfully strong foundation block for a relationship. I want to meet the greatest expectations, without being the greatest fraud.
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#30. I am a great believer in not pushing each other's "buttons" just because we know where they are! That's part of trusting each other. We need to trust that our vulnerabilities and challenges are safe with the person we love.
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#32. It matters not which partner is bringing negativity into conversations and exchanges. Toxicity has no place at all between people who have promised to love each other.
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#33. If a man or a woman starts "expecting" sex, then it is no longer special, and a lover will likely start to feel used.
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#34. We will remember the hurt, the injustice, and the trauma, but we can forgive the sinner.
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